Release Flatcar Container Linux Alpha 3185.0.0, Beta 3139.1.1, Stable 3033.2.4

[dongsupark]

Release Flatcar Container Linux Alpha 3185.0.0, Beta 3139.1.1, Stable 3033.2.4

The release of Flatcar Container Linux Alpha 3185.0.0, Beta 3139.1.1, Stable 3033.2.4 is planned for Mar. 23rd, 2022.

Tasks

• Go / No Go tracking folder created, tracking doc added (@dongsupark)
• All planned changes are merged & blocker bugs are fixed (@dongsupark)
• Branch off main (only new major) (@dongsupark)
• Tag build branch (@dongsupark)
• Generate manifest (@dongsupark)
• Start Jenkins builds (@dongsupark)
• Test status captured in test status tracker (@dongsupark)
• Create SDK container after Jenkins is done building the flatcar-sdk tarball; upload container to ghcr.io (@t-lo)
• All tests are green (@dongsupark)
• Archive TAP report, create Go / No Go doc (@dongsupark)
  • TAP reports for Alpha missing due to Jenkins issue
• Release notes / announcements added to Go/No Go doc (@dongsupark)
• QA: check diff for image file list, packages, and image size (@pothos)
• Matrix Go/No Go meeting (inc. release notes review) (@dongsupark)
• Manifest release created on GitHub (@dongsupark)
• Update the SDK release metadata for new major Alpha releases with SDK builds (only new major) (@dongsupark)
• Images uploaded (@dongsupark)
• Run the os/release job (@dongsupark)
• Publish EC2 Marketplace Images (@tormath1)
• Azure offer updated & publishing started (@tormath1)
• Azure Go Live (@tormath1)
• GCP offers updated (@dongsupark)
• Update payload signed/uploaded (@dongsupark)
• Symlink to "current" updated (@dongsupark)
• Website updated (@dongsupark)
• Update CloudFormation templates (@dongsupark)
• Release package published in Nebraska (@dongsupark)
• Send announcement to Mailing Lists, and tweet out! (@miao0miao, @ahrkrak)

[pothos]

I've reviewed the image contents changes and size. Created two follow-up issues #688 and #689

[dongsupark]

Done already a long time ago.